The Houston Texans are expected to place Green on injured reserve today, the Houston Chronicle is reporting. That definitely ends his season, probably ends his time with the Texans and might end his career.

The most recent injury for Green was a knee sprain suffered Sunday against the Browns. He has also been limited by groin and hamstring injuries in his two seasons with the Texans.

Green had 74 carries for 294 yards and three touchdowns this season and 70 carries for 260 yards and two touchdowns last season. For that, the Texans paid him more than $11 million.

Although Sunday’s knee injury in and of itself isn’t career-threatening, Green will turn 32 in February, and 32-year-old running backs coming off back-to-back seasons of less than 300 yards aren’t exactly hot commodities in the free agent market. Green might be done.

The Lions have avoided their first non-sellout of a Thanksgiving Day game in more than a decade, which means the game against Tennessee at 12:30 p.m. Thursday will be broadcast in local television markets on CBS (Channel 62 in Detroit).

”Hey, my responsibility is the 53-man roster, and then it’s Romeo and the rest of the coaching staff’s decision how to utilize the 45 players that are dressed on Sunday,” Savage said. “Who starts. Who plays. When they’re gonna play. How they’re gonna be utilized.

”If I’m going to get involved in those decisions, then I may as well put a headset on and double my salary.”

It’s a common theme for all too many dysfunctional NFL franchises. When the coaching staff and the front office have different standards of accountability, they’ll naturally look to blame each other when things go bad.

And so, as we’ve previously explained on numerous occasions, the coach and the G.M. should be joined at the hip. Both should stay, or both should go.

When Hanson booted a 53-yard field goal today against the Titans, it was the 40th field goal of 50 or more yards in his career. That ties Morten Anderson’s record for most 50-plus-yard field goals in NFL history.

Hanson, who has played his entire career with the Lions, needed just 74 attempts from 50 or more yards to get to the record. Anderson had 84 attempts of 50 or more yards in a career that included stints with the Saints, Falcons, Chiefs, Vikings and Giants.

Rams | Jackson optimistic about playing in Week 13
Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:08:33 -0800
The Associated Press reports St. Louis Rams RB Steven Jackson (quadriceps) said he is optimistic about playing in the team's Week 13 game. Head coach Jim Haslett, however, is still being cautious. Haslett says the coaching staff needs some time to decide if Jackson is ready. Even if Jackson is able to return, it remains unclear how much work he will get in the game.